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| Darya Trepova: What we know about accused in Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky's killing | Darya Trepova: What we know about accused in Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky's killing |
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| Darya is said to have worked in a vintage clothes shop in St Petersburg | Darya is said to have worked in a vintage clothes shop in St Petersburg |
| The detention of Darya Trepova for the murder of Russian pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky has raised questions about the young woman's background and politics. | The detention of Darya Trepova for the murder of Russian pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky has raised questions about the young woman's background and politics. |
| Russia media reports say Ms Trepova, 26, handed Tatarsky a statuette which was believed to contain the explosives that killed him. Later in a video released by the Russian Interior Ministry, she is seen admitting to this. | Russia media reports say Ms Trepova, 26, handed Tatarsky a statuette which was believed to contain the explosives that killed him. Later in a video released by the Russian Interior Ministry, she is seen admitting to this. |
| However, her statement was most likely obtained under duress, and she does not say whether she knew about the explosives. | However, her statement was most likely obtained under duress, and she does not say whether she knew about the explosives. |
| Russian officials say the murder was planned by Ukrainian security services with the help of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (RBK), headed by jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, of which they say Ms Trepova is a supporter. | Russian officials say the murder was planned by Ukrainian security services with the help of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (RBK), headed by jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, of which they say Ms Trepova is a supporter. |
| But friends and family say that while she was an anti-war activist - she was reportedly detained at a protest at the start of the war - her views were not radical and she was not capable of murder. | But friends and family say that while she was an anti-war activist - she was reportedly detained at a protest at the start of the war - her views were not radical and she was not capable of murder. |
| Her husband Dmitry Rylov suggests she may have been duped. | Her husband Dmitry Rylov suggests she may have been duped. |
| So what do we know about Darya Trepova? | So what do we know about Darya Trepova? |
| A picture from a social media profile of Darya Trepova | |
| An acquaintance told the BBC that she went to school in the town of Pushkin outside St Petersburg, adding that she "didn't seem to have any political views then". | An acquaintance told the BBC that she went to school in the town of Pushkin outside St Petersburg, adding that she "didn't seem to have any political views then". |
| Other sources say she later enrolled at St Petersburg state university, though it is not clear at what faculty, and she is not believed to have finished her course. | Other sources say she later enrolled at St Petersburg state university, though it is not clear at what faculty, and she is not believed to have finished her course. |
| According to another friend, she worked for a long time at a vintage clothes shop in the city, but left her job a month ago to move to Moscow. | According to another friend, she worked for a long time at a vintage clothes shop in the city, but left her job a month ago to move to Moscow. |
| It is not clear how long she has been married to Mr Rylov. | It is not clear how long she has been married to Mr Rylov. |
| In an interview for the Agentstvo telegram channel, friends of Ms Trepova said that their marriage was a "joke" and they were really just friends. | In an interview for the Agentstvo telegram channel, friends of Ms Trepova said that their marriage was a "joke" and they were really just friends. |
| But some reports say the pair were both arrested at an anti-war rally on 24 February last year, at the start of the invasion of Ukraine. | But some reports say the pair were both arrested at an anti-war rally on 24 February last year, at the start of the invasion of Ukraine. |
| Ms Trepova was detained for 10 days, apparently for ignoring police requests for the crowd to disperse. | Ms Trepova was detained for 10 days, apparently for ignoring police requests for the crowd to disperse. |
| Russia releases tape of detained cafe bomb suspect | Russia releases tape of detained cafe bomb suspect |
| Mr Rylov is said to be a member of a small fringe opposition group called the Libertarian Party, which was involved in the demonstrations. The party said he had emigrated. | Mr Rylov is said to be a member of a small fringe opposition group called the Libertarian Party, which was involved in the demonstrations. The party said he had emigrated. |
| It also told the Telegram channel SOTA that Ms Trepova had no connection to the party, and that it condemned Tatarsky's killing. | It also told the Telegram channel SOTA that Ms Trepova had no connection to the party, and that it condemned Tatarsky's killing. |
| Some reports say Mr Rylov is also wanted in connection with the killing. | Some reports say Mr Rylov is also wanted in connection with the killing. |
| He told SVTV News that she could not have willingly committed murder. "I believe that my wife was duped," he said. | He told SVTV News that she could not have willingly committed murder. "I believe that my wife was duped," he said. |
| "Yes, it's true that neither of us support the war in Ukraine, but we believe that such acts are impermissible. | "Yes, it's true that neither of us support the war in Ukraine, but we believe that such acts are impermissible. |
| "I'm 100% sure that she would never have agreed to anything like this if she had known about it." | "I'm 100% sure that she would never have agreed to anything like this if she had known about it." |
| Reports say Russian investigators have not ruled out the possibility that Ms Trepova did not know what was in the statuette. | Reports say Russian investigators have not ruled out the possibility that Ms Trepova did not know what was in the statuette. |
| Also, an RBK source said the young woman had been in correspondence with Tatarsky - the victim of the cafe blast - and had attended previous events he was involved in. | Also, an RBK source said the young woman had been in correspondence with Tatarsky - the victim of the cafe blast - and had attended previous events he was involved in. |
| Darya Trepova's details were added to the interior ministry's wanted list hours before she was detained | Darya Trepova's details were added to the interior ministry's wanted list hours before she was detained |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Russia-Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war |
| Russia | Russia |
| St Petersburg | St Petersburg |